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Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Iceland

Iceland: Birth rate colored by peak birth month was 11.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.5
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
42.72
in 1858
All-time low
11.5
in 2023
Years of data
186
1838–2023

Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Iceland, 1838–2023

10203040183819302023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 11.5 for birth rate colored by peak birth month in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 186 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate colored by peak birth month in Iceland peaked at 42.72 in 1858 and was at its lowest, 11.5, in 2023.

Iceland ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 186 years of available data.

Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 32.59 —
1839 32.35 -0.7%
1840 35.21 +8.8%
1841 37.07 +5.3%
1842 36.55 -1.4%
1843 34.18 -6.5%
1844 33.42 -2.2%
1845 35.31 +5.7%
1846 35.31 +0.0%
1847 33.44 -5.3%
1848 36.86 +10.2%
1849 36.4 -1.2%
1850 38.3 +5.2%
1851 38.21 -0.2%
1852 39.1 +2.3%
1853 40.04 +2.4%
1854 39.26 -2.0%
1855 38.04 -3.1%
1856 37.25 -2.1%
1857 40.46 +8.6%
1858 42.72 +5.6%
1859 38.4 -10.1%
1860 35.28 -8.1%
1861 36.6 +3.7%
1862 38.89 +6.3%
1863 38.21 -1.7%
1864 39.64 +3.7%
1865 39.07 -1.4%
1866 37.51 -4.0%
1867 39.05 +4.1%
1868 34.24 -12.3%
1869 30.4 -11.2%
1870 31.52 +3.7%
1871 31.34 -0.6%
1872 31.19 -0.5%
1873 33.8 +8.4%
1874 32.13 -5.0%
1875 32.11 -0.0%
1876 33.1 +3.1%
1877 30.8 -6.9%
1878 33.02 +7.2%
1879 31.24 -5.4%
1880 31.5 +0.8%
1881 32.01 +1.6%
1882 31.46 -1.7%
1883 29.36 -6.7%
1884 32.78 +11.6%
1885 31.52 -3.9%
1886 29.58 -6.1%
1887 27.71 -6.3%
1888 27.09 -2.2%
1889 31.08 +14.7%
1890 31.02 -0.2%
1891 33.42 +7.7%
1892 31.63 -5.4%
1893 31.93 +1.0%
1894 29.74 -6.8%
1895 33.85 +13.8%
1896 31.58 -6.7%
1897 31.47 -0.4%
1898 29.9 -5.0%
1899 29.07 -2.8%
1900 28.7 -1.3%
1901 27.87 -2.9%
1902 28.23 +1.3%
1903 28.35 +0.4%
1904 28.81 +1.6%
1905 28.26 -1.9%
1906 28.97 +2.5%
1907 28.08 -3.1%
1908 27.38 -2.5%
1909 27.32 -0.2%
1910 25.67 -6.0%
1911 25.88 +0.8%
1912 26.08 +0.8%
1913 25.74 -1.3%
1914 26.84 +4.3%
1915 27.78 +3.5%
1916 26.7 -3.9%
1917 27.03 +1.2%
1918 26.72 -1.2%
1919 25.48 -4.6%
1920 28.28 +11.0%
1921 27.55 -2.6%
1922 26.76 -2.8%
1923 27.12 +1.3%
1924 25.86 -4.6%
1925 25.95 +0.4%
1926 26.75 +3.1%
1927 25.98 -2.9%
1928 24.6 -5.3%
1929 25.22 +2.5%
1930 26.39 +4.7%
1931 25.81 -2.2%
1932 24.55 -4.9%
1933 22.7 -7.5%
1934 22.92 +1.0%
1935 22.24 -3.0%
1936 22.07 -0.7%
1937 20.51 -7.1%
1938 20.18 -1.6%
1939 19.88 -1.5%
1940 20.62 +3.7%
1941 21.67 +5.1%
1942 24.55 +13.3%
1943 25.59 +4.2%
1944 25.5 -0.3%
1945 26.87 +5.4%
1946 26.34 -2.0%
1947 27.92 +6.0%
1948 28.11 +0.7%
1949 28.05 -0.2%
1950 29.02 +3.5%
1951 27.72 -4.5%
1952 27.81 +0.3%
1953 28.56 +2.7%
1954 28.07 -1.7%
1955 28.88 +2.9%
1956 28.87 -0.0%
1957 29.05 +0.6%
1958 27.83 -4.2%
1959 28.43 +2.2%
1960 28.29 -0.5%
1961 25.74 -9.0%
1962 26.07 +1.3%
1963 26.19 +0.5%
1964 25.54 -2.5%
1965 24.76 -3.1%
1966 24.21 -2.2%
1967 22.34 -7.7%
1968 21.11 -5.5%
1969 20.82 -1.4%
1970 19.73 -5.3%
1971 20.88 +5.8%
1972 22.55 +8.0%
1973 21.8 -3.3%
1974 20.01 -8.2%
1975 20.23 +1.1%
1976 19.57 -3.3%
1977 18.08 -7.6%
1978 18.7 +3.4%
1979 19.93 +6.6%
1980 19.95 +0.1%
1981 18.95 -5.0%
1982 18.68 -1.4%
1983 18.56 -0.7%
1984 17.25 -7.0%
1985 16.03 -7.1%
1986 16.02 -0.0%
1987 17.17 +7.2%
1988 18.88 +9.9%
1989 18.1 -4.1%
1990 18.79 +3.8%
1991 17.72 -5.7%
1992 17.75 +0.2%
1993 17.62 -0.7%
1994 16.76 -4.9%
1995 16.03 -4.3%
1996 16.16 +0.8%
1997 15.38 -4.8%
1998 15.34 -0.3%
1999 14.87 -3.1%
2000 15.46 +4.0%
2001 14.44 -6.6%
2002 14.13 -2.1%
2003 14.36 +1.7%
2004 14.57 +1.5%
2005 14.58 +0.0%
2006 14.72 +1.0%
2007 14.82 +0.7%
2008 15.33 +3.4%
2009 15.74 +2.7%
2010 15.45 -1.8%
2011 14.35 -7.1%
2012 14.42 +0.5%
2013 13.65 -5.3%
2014 13.63 -0.2%
2015 12.71 -6.7%
2016 12.35 -2.9%
2017 12.21 -1.1%
2018 12.31 +0.9%
2019 12.7 +3.1%
2020 12.72 +0.2%
2021 13.59 +6.8%
2022 12.01 -11.6%
2023 11.5 -4.2%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 11.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.31, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 11.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.33, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 32.47 32.35 32.59 2
1840s 35.37 33.42 37.07 10
1850s 39.18 37.25 42.72 10
1860s 36.89 30.4 39.64 10
1870s 32.03 30.8 33.8 10
1880s 30.41 27.09 32.78 10
1890s 31.36 29.07 33.85 10
1900s 28.2 27.32 28.97 10
1910s 26.39 25.48 27.78 10
1920s 26.41 24.6 28.28 10
1930s 22.72 19.88 26.39 10
1940s 25.52 20.62 28.11 10
1950s 28.42 27.72 29.05 10
1960s 24.51 20.82 28.29 10
1970s 20.15 18.08 22.55 10
1980s 17.96 16.02 19.95 10
1990s 16.64 14.87 18.79 10
2000s 14.81 14.13 15.74 10
2010s 13.38 12.21 15.45 10
2020s 12.46 11.5 13.59 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 1 Israel 21.43 compare
  2. 2 Russia 13.52 compare
  3. 3 Australia 12.08 compare
  4. 5 New Zealand 11.5 compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 11.1 compare
  6. 7 Chile 10.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate colored by peak birth month in Iceland?
Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Iceland was 11.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate colored by peak birth month recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 42.72 in 1858.
What is the lowest birth rate colored by peak birth month recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5 in 2023.
How does Iceland rank for birth rate colored by peak birth month?
Iceland ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate colored by peak birth month rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate colored by peak birth month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Birth rate colored by peak birth month
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
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